10/19/2010

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama sat down at his residence in Dharamsala on July 3, 2010—three days before his 75th birthday—to speak with Barkha Dutt for NDTV and take questions from audience members from all over the world. He talked about the situation in Tibet, his relationship with President Obama, and his Buddhist philosophies relating to violence, material wealth and healthy living.

“If you rely drugs or alcohol, it's going to be self-destruction,” he said. “So we have a wonderful human mind which has the ability to think with reason or fact. So use that maximum way and then become realistic. Once in the 8th century, a Buddhist master expressed, ‘When we are facing problems, think of the problem and if you can overcome that problem then no need to worry. If there is no way to overcome that problem then don’t worry too much.’ Very realistic advice.”